Director of Enterprise Apps Architecture

Arm Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Limited is seeking a Director of Bus Apps & AI Architecture to lead the Business Applications Architecture & Design organisation across enterprise, solution, AI and data architecture. This role sets direction, develops capability and drives architecture decisions for the Business Applications portfolio.

The role connects business strategy to delivery, partnering with senior leaders and with the Director Eng Platform Architecture to align shared foundations and domain accountability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a multidisciplinary Business Applications architecture organisation at scale.
• translating strategic priorities into architecture outcomes, roadmaps and investments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise AI and data architecture and collaboration with peer Engineering architecture functions.
• Broad architecture knowledge across applications, platforms, integration, cloud, data and security.
• Experience establishing a design authority and governance to improve delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary Business Applications architecture organisation including enterprise, solution and AI architecture leaders.
• Translate business and AI strategies into target architectures and roadmaps.
• Own the operating model and design authority with clear decision rights.
• Advise senior leaders on portfolio priorities, platform direction and long-term consequences.
• Establish reusable principles, standards and reference architectures.
• Ensure designs meet security, data, resilience, and cost targets across the portfolio.
• Partner with other architecture domains to align foundations and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture leadership

Enterprise AI

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication

SaaS architecture

Education

TOGAF / ArchiMate accreditation

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Overview:

The Director of Bus Apps & AI Architecture leads the Business Applications Architecture & Design organisation across enterprise, solution, AI and data architecture. It sets organisational direction, develops capability and is accountable for coherent architecture decisions and outcomes across the Business Applications portfolio.

Enterprise Applications at Arm refers to applications and platforms supporting enterprise functions like HR, Finance, Commercial, Procurement and Supply Chain.

The role shapes target states, roadmaps, investment and lifecycle decisions, connecting business strategy to delivery and operation. Working with business and technology leaders, this director works in tandem with the Director Eng Platform Architecture on shared foundations and cross-boundary decisions, with each retaining authority for their domain.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Business Applications architecture organisation of enterprise, principal solution and solution architects, with AI and data architecture leaders. Set priorities and outcomes, manage performance and succession, and build an inclusive, globally effective practice.
• Translate business, technology, enterprise AI and data strategies into target architectures, roadmaps and design priorities. Maintain connected capability, process, application, integration and data views for impact analysis, investment and lifecycle choices.
• Own the Business Applications Architecture & Design operating model and design authority, with clear decision rights, risk-based engagement paths, proportionate reviews and visible, time-bound exceptions.
• Advise senior leaders on portfolio and investment priorities, application and platform direction, operating models, build-buy-reuse choices, technical risk and long-term consequences.
• Establish and govern reusable principles, standards, reference architectures, patterns, decision records and lifecycle guidance that reduce duplication, technology sprawl, avoidable delivery effort and vendor dependency.
• Assure significant Business Applications and enterprise AI designs from strategy through operation, covering business fit, security, data, integration, resilience, scalability, supportability, observability, cost and retirement. Measure effectiveness through reuse, application health, risk retirement, exception closure and delivery outcomes.
• Partner across Business Applications, Security, and with the Director Eng Platform Architecture, to align shared foundations, resolve cross-boundary decisions and maintain clear domain accountability.

Required Skills and Experience:

• A record of leading a multidisciplinary Business Applications architecture and design organisation at scale, including enterprise and solution architects, specialist leaders and senior individual contributors.
• Experience converting strategic thought and business priorities into group-level Business Applications architecture outcomes, target states, roadmaps, investment choices and measurable change.
• Deep business-application architecture experience, with strong understanding of enterprise AI and data architecture and how to work effectively with peer Engineering architecture functions.
• Broad architecture knowledge across applications, platforms, integration, APIs and events, cloud, data, identity, security, reliability, service operations and technology lifecycle.
• Experience establishing an enabling Business Applications design authority, applying architecture governance proportionately and improving delivery through reusable guidance rather than relying on central approval gates.
• Strong people leadership, including setting direction, developing capability, coaching senior professionals, building effective teams and addressing performance or capacity constraints.
• The ability to influence executives and peers, challenge assumptions constructively, resolve competing priorities and communicate complex choices in clear business and technical language.
• Sound commercial and technical judgement, balancing innovation, enterprise value, risk, cost, sustainability, supportability, vendor dependency and delivery pace.
• Experience of designing enterprise architecture across SaaS (SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow etc.) and non‑SaaS based platforms for business functions is essential.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience leading Business Applications architecture in a complex global engineering organisation.
• TOGAF, ArchiMate or equivalent architecture accreditation and modelling experience!

In Return:

Joining Arm means being part of a world‑class team that is high‑reaching and determined to achieve outstanding results. You will collaborate with industry leaders and innovators, contributing to flawless service builds that improve our global operations. We provide an encouraging and inclusive environment that encourages continuous learning and professional growth. Your success is our success, and together we can build services that compete on the world stage!

Please note that a relocation package (including visa sponsorship support) is available for this role, for candidates who require it.
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Hybrid Working

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.